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Highlight(s) of your career so far?
Starting the new music stage at Leeds Festi-
val, now called the BBC Music Introducing
Stage and presenting loads of great acts on
there for the last 13 years. Working with peo-
ple who are so much better than me. Playing
as a session drummer on some awesome
records, especially the album with Benjamin
Zephaniah (that man's a legend). Playing
Glastonbury, having the honour of working with
some of the greatest photographers and mu-
sicians in the world and getting John Peel
dancing.

Name, age & location: lovely people If you could meet one of your inspirations
Alan Raw, Vintage, Yorkshire. and very sparse resources, engineering ses- and ask them one question, who would you
sion bands at BBC Leeds, answering hun- like to meet and what question would you
What do you do - or what do you aim to do? dreds of messages, helping my son do his ask?
I am a curator and collector of photographic art homework when I should be doing my own, a I would like to meet John Peel again and ask
and music. By night I present BBC Music In- bit of teaching, loads of driving and two nights him who he recommends this week.
troducing shows for West Yorkshire and Hum- of presenting at BBC Radio Leeds and BBC
berside, play drums in Celtarabia and take way Radio Humberside. After that I get to DJ a bit Advice to others that may want to follow in
too many photos of bands. By day I am CEO or drum. your footsteps?
of The Creative & Cultural Company, Curator It’s not about what you can get, it’s about what
of HIP (Hull Independent Photography) Have you had any professional training or you can give. Only go this way if you really
Gallery, Curator of PhotoCity London, Director taken part in any courses to improve your enjoy art and music and cheering others on.
of Hull International Photography Festival & career along the way? The hours are long and unsociable, you can’t
Manager at Lomography Embassy Hull. Which I’m always in training of some sort. I’ve had live help everyone who you want to help, the mes-
keeps me pretty busy. sound engineering training at Maida Vale Stu- sages and requests keep coming and you
dios, presenter training at BBC Radio Humber- never reach the bottom of the in-tray. To some-
How long have you been doing it for - and side, camera training at Sony, radio production one doing this as a job it must be overwhelm-
what made you choose this career? training at Higher Rhythm ...you get the pic- ing, but to an enthusiast it’s a feast.
I’ve presented new music shows on the BBC ture, I like training.
for 15 years and started the arts career with Where do you go from here? Plans for the
what’s now called the Creative & Cultural In your eyes, what makes your company future?
Team in 1993. I’ve been DJ’ing badly for a very stand out? Why should others come to Go to #360RAW and enjoy the music. I also
long time with little improvement. you/get involved? have a fabulous program of exhibitions
For audiences in a western world bombarded planned for HIP Gallery, PhotoCity and Lo-
What does a general working day or week with choices and PR, we invite you to engage mography Embassy Hull. Of course, I’ll be
usually consist of? with a curated selection of emerging art/music. making the most of the festival season as al-
Loads of gallery meetings with artists and To the artists we offer support, information, ways, with camera in hand.
sponsors, listening to lots more great music connections and structured opportunities on a
than I deserve to have access to, sorting quality platform. Website for more info:
through hundreds of photographs, managing https://www.facebook.com/360Club
https://alanraw.wordpress.com

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N Shannon H Andy definitely knows about my fansite, I
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Fansite Name:
which is still as cool! The coolest thing to
S ANDYBUPDATES happen to me because of this would be how
Andy himself told his manager Blasko about
I Why and when did you decide to start my page and from there on out it’s been
your fansite?
stamped as the official fan page for him. Be-
I started this fansite around the end of 2011
cause of this I have met many amazing peo-
T because I wanted a fun place for fans to ple who are in the music industry who will
also give me advice on it personally about
connect and for fans to find out the latest
E photos and all things Andy Biersack, as well their experiences with this industry as it is
something I would love to take part in, es-
as keeping up with any projects he does and
of course anything Black Veil Brides related. pecially the PR-wise. I really enjoy what I do
and to see it appreciated by the main source
How long does it take you to keep the who it is about is really heart-warming. As a If you’re a fan of Black Veil Brides and Andy
F site updated? How much time do you put fan of the band myself, I take so much joy Black then you will LOVE my page! I some-
into it?
in this page and I grew up on street teams
times get some exclusive content to post to
O I try to update it as soon as I can, when as a teenager during the MySpace era from my page for all of my followers. I also do
the low age of 11 where I would help our
news comes out about touring, new music,
contests from time to time where you can
C any other projects that Andy is doing I will bands and artists to get more attention to win signed items, magazines etc. I do my
their music and upcoming shows. With my
make sure to keep the fans posted ASAP! I
best to scoop up photos from events, reach
page being official and me doing this for
put a lot of time into my page as I know
out to photographers and sometimes they
U there are many fans who enjoy it and that artists that I really care about, it’s amazing give me exclusive content to post as well!
makes me incredibly happy for them to pay
and I enjoy every single second of it.
S attention to it as much as they do. Tell our readers why they should visit Website link:
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